| 2007 №08 (05) | 2007 №08 (07) |
The Paton Welding Journal, 2007, #8, 27-30 pages
Automatic argon-arc welding for sealing cartridges with waste nuclear fuel
K.A. Yushchenko, G.G. Monko, D.V. Kovalenko, V.A. Pestov
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.Abstract
Technology of automatic argon-arc welding and equipment for sealing P-89 cartridges from steel 08Kh18N10T for Chernobyl NPP nuclear waste disposal have been developed. Development of the technology of automatic argon-arc welding of the cap to the cartridge and technology of test welding of the nozzle tap for helium pumping into the cartridge allowed optimization of technical requirements to welds for performance of welding operations in site.
Keywords: automatic argon-arc welding, resistance welding, special installation, technique and technology of welding, cartridge P-89, stainless steel, waste nuclear fuel